TRIB TALK

“You won’t see a budget come from Obama and the Democrats. That’s been their plan this whole term, and it’s going to continue until he’s ousted one way or the other. They don’t want to put an actual budget out there that would actually have to proclaim where they want to spend our dollars. That would show what their policy is really all about. They want to keep that hidden, so what they do is they continue with these continuing resolutions, and when the Republicans cry foul a little bit, then the media goes, ‘Oh, my God, the Republicans want to lose the government.’ ”

Robertson replies: That’s just not true. President Obama released a well-publicized budget blueprint in April, and both parties submitted budget plans earlier this year. That’s according to the well-known liberal party organ Wall Street Journal of Oct. 20. The main difference in the plans, the Journal reported, are over taxes and spending: The Senate Democratic proposal would raise close to $1 trillion in tax revenue over 10 years, and the GOP plan includes deep spending cuts.

“I read with interest the letter from the downtown business owner saying he was thrilled to get Roots N Blues out of the downtown area. He said it was a mess and snarled up the traffic and was glad to see it go to Stephens Park. As a resident who lives close to Stephens Lake Park, I would be thrilled to have it out of our area, too. It did nothing but snarl traffic and leave a big mess. What about moving it to the fairground? It would have the facilities for parking and stuff like that. Wouldn’t that be an option?”

“What the hell is going on at the University of Missouri? Three reported sexual assaults on women in the last three weeks? Two in the last month in MU residence halls? As the mother of three daughters planning to enter college, I am outraged. How can this happen, and where is the MU outrage?”

“I’m calling in reference to the article ‘City seeks input on park improvements.’ Parks and Recreation Director Mike Griggs said staff would present attendees with two draft improvement plans, including one that would remove the parking lot from the park and convert it to green space to encourage park users to use non-motorized transportation to get there and that automobile parking would still be available on nearby streets. What are they thinking? Those nearby streets are residential streets.”

“I have a one-word-only comment on Hank’s editorial tribute to our injured warrior quarterback, James Franklin. Put it in caps, please: AMEN.”